Laser Eraser and Pressbutton Comics Lot
Editor: Catherine Yronwode
Covers #1,2,5,6 by: Garry Leach
Cover #3 by: Steve Dillon
Cover #4 by: Mick Austin
Axel Pressbutton was created by Steve Moore and Alan Moore. Axel Pressbutton was originally a mild-mannered and plant-loving florist, he took delivery of plant matter which included a sentient, telepathic, anesthetic, carnivorous fungus which attacked his body from the feet upwards. All the time it was consuming him, it was empathizing with him, apologizing for eating him and preventing him from feeling the pain. By the time he was rescued, the only remaining parts of his body were his head, right arm and part of his chest. As a result of this damage, he became extremely embittered, especially against vegetation. Fortunately, modern medicine could rebuild him, as Pressbutton, with a pair of robotic legs, a steel midsection, and a razor-sharp cleaver permanently mounted to his new arm. Because of his lack of genital equipment, they also gave him a big “orgasm-inducing” red button on his chest which, when pressed, puts Axel in a very good mood. His partner is a “laser eraser” named Mysta Mystralis, who is beautiful, deadly with her laser and who knows how to - ahem - press Axel’s button.
Laser Eraser aka... Mysta Mystralis is a weapons expert and trained assassin. She was cloned from the Ektryn, a renowned warrior from the planet Nagflar. She is 13 years old but appears to be a grown woman thanks to the growth acceleration of the cloning process. She works with the Cyborg Axel Pressbutton for some jobs but is known to be deadly on her own.
Stories/Spoilers:
In issue #1
“The Depths of Depravity” 17 pages
Writer: Pedro Henry (Steve Moore)
Artist: Steve Dillon
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
Laser Eraser and Pressbutton are hijacked in space by a Cruxian warship. The Cruxian’s do not believe in sex at all. The Cruxian leader wants Laser Eraser and Pressbutton to bounty hunt a Cruxian defector named, Torin Talax, who had sex. The trail leads Laser Eraser and Pressbutton to Depravity, a saucy little resort world where fornication abounds. After some mishaps, they locate Torin but he refuses to go with them. Pressbutton kills Torin... but underneath the mask it’s not Torin. The real Torin is soon located and brought back to the Cruxian warship. The Cruxian’s refuse to pay the bounty, so Laser Eraser puts a powerful aphrodisiac in the warship’s ventilation system and then escape the warship. The Cruxian’s go crazy with horniess and destroy themselves as Laser Eraser and Pressbutton look on from a distance.
“The Iniquity from Antiquity” 6 pages
Writer: Pedro Henry (Steve Moore)
Artist: Steve Dillon
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
Laser Eraser gets called alone to a planet that is controlled by women. Some mysterious happenings are going on at ancient archeological site and the Chief Priestess of the planet wants Laser Eraser to go in and investigate. In the ancient ruins, Laser Eraser discovers an organism that was awakened during the excavating and has the ability to control people's emotions. Guns won’t work so Laser Eraser pushes the creature out of a window of a very high building... killing the creature.
“Twilight World” 6 pages
Writer: Steve Moore
Artist: Jim Baikie
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
A man and symbiotic organism that is attached to his back prepare to crash land their spaceship on a desolate planet. A strange woman sees the spacecraft descending and is elated. After crashing landing, the man and symbiotic organism are attacked by a horde of albino like creatures but defeat them and escape. Standing on a ridge, the man says to the symbiotic organism, “... What do you think of Earth?”. To be continued...
Next in issue #2
“Sins of the Flesh” 17 pages
Writer: Pedro Henry (Steve Moore)
Artist: David Lloyd
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
Laser Eraser and Pressbutton are contracted to assassinate a man located in an experimental town/community made out of flesh. You heard me right. It’s Laser Eraser and Pressbutton craziest mission yet when they find themselves surrounded by living flesh... not wood, or steel, or concrete, but living reactive flesh. The assassination mission takes a turn for the worst when people start disappearing and the flesh town starts developing an appetite. Luckily flesh can be hacked as Laser Eraser and Pressbutton slash their way to freedom.
“Twilight World” 6 pages
Writer: Steve Moore
Artist: Jim Baikie
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
The man and symbiotic organism begin to trek across the desolate wasteland and encounter the hostility of the planet. After barely surviving from some deadly vegetation, the man and symbiotic organism discover a giant fortress in the distance. As they get near, a mounted weapon springs from the ground and fires at the man. At the last instant, the strange woman who saw the spacecraft descending, appears and saves the man from the weapon. To be continued...
Next in issue #3
“Tsultrine” 17 pages
Writer: Pedro Henry (Steve Moore)
Artist: Jerry Paris
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
Laser Eraser and Pressbutton are startled from their sleep with the spaceship’s emergency alarm sounding. The spaceship has hit a Warp-Storm and they are warped to uncharted space. Laser Eraser, aka... Mysta, starts acting strange as she lands the spaceship on a mysterious planet. Pressbutton and Mysta set off with Mysta strangely knowing the way. They come to a tomb, where Tsultrine lay and Mysta awakens her. Tsultrine deceives and entrances Mysta intending to steal her life force. Pressbutton shows up just in time to save her.
“Twilight World” 6 pages
Writer: Steve Moore
Artist: Jim Baikie
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
The strange woman and the man make their way to the giant fortress only to find that it is encircled by a ring of fire. The woman uses strange knowledge to figure out a way to bypass the ring of fire. They break into a stone dome that breaches the ring of fire. Once inside the dome they find that it is filled with monsters. To be continued...
Next in issue #4
“Death” 14 pages
Writer: Pedro Henry (Steve Moore)
Artist: Mike Collins
Inker: Mark Farmer
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
Three mysterious elderly ladies contract Laser Eraser and Pressbutton to take out a gang of thugs that have overtaken a community. It’s all out action, bloody mayhem, and death as Laser Eraser and Pressbutton fulfill the contract and free the community.
Pin-Up 1 page
Artist: Jim Baikie
“Twilight World” 6 pages
Writer: Steve Moore
Artist: Jim Baikie
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
Inside the dome, the man rescues the woman and brings her to a place of fresh air. He explains that she hallucinated the monsters because of the fumes, while he was shielded because of the symbiotic organism. Deeper in, they battle robots... and are captured. They are brought before a gigantic bio-mechanical brain that wants to dissolve their flesh for nutrients. The man’s symbiotic organism helps them escape.
Next in issue #5
“The Gates of Hell” 17 pages
Writer: Pedro Henry (Steve Moore)
Artist: Mike Collins
Inker: Mark Farmer
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
Laser Eraser and Pressbutton get caught up in political intrigue when they are contracted to assassinate a Neo-Selenite Priestess named, Silia Spens. Apparently, the New Order wants the Old Order out, so Laser Eraser and Pressbutton get to do what they do best. They track Silia Spens’ whereabouts and then use a Matter Transmitter to teleport to Silia Spens’ location. After taking out some opposition and finding some more clues... they locate Silia Spen and fulfill their contract.
“Citadel of Lost Souls, Part 1” 6 pages
Writer: Pedro Henry (Steve Moore)
Artist: Cam Kennedy
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
From out of the savage lands... the lands of dead flesh and shattered bone come a pack of warriors, clawed and bloody. Atop a ridge they spy out a peaceful valley with a giant citadel in the center. The valley itself appears untouched from any kind of warfare. As the pack of warriors approaches the valley, a flash from the citadel blasts some of the men. It is determined that a powerful spaceship cannon is on top of the citadel protecting the valley from any armed invasion. The female leader of the warriors decides to go in alone and capture the weapon for future war campaigns. Once in the city, she tries to take a nice hot bath, but two men have other intentions with the naked woman. She makes short work of the men and goes into the town to inquire about the citadel. She is promptly arrested for murder. To be continued...
Finally in issue #6
“Plant Killer” 17 pages
Writer: Pedro Henry (Steve Moore)
Artist: Mike Collins
Inker: Mark Farmer
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
An armada of space warships returns home to the planet Spica for some shore leave. The Admiral of the fleet is a very close friend of Laser Eraser and she has a mission for Laser Eraser and Pressbutton. The Admiral explains that there is going to be a sector-war soon, between Spica and Belinus and that she just needed an “incident” to lite the fuse. So, she sends Laser Eraser and Pressbutton to assassinate a man named, Volex O’ Smith. Laser Eraser and Pressbutton have to use some detective work to find Volex... and when they do, he has a surprise for them. But leave it to Laser Eraser and Pressbutton get the job done.
“Citadel of Lost Souls, Part 2” 7 pages
Writer: Pedro Henry (Steve Moore)
Artist: Cam Kennedy
Colorist: Dondie Cox
Letterer: Annie Halfacree
The female leader of the warriors enters the citadel with the heads of her arrestors. The inhabitants of the citadel urge her to lay aside her weapon as they show her around explaining their lifestyle of peace. The female warrior leader wanting to scope the place out for the powerful spaceship cannon lets herself be guided around. Finding out where the weapon is located and how it’s protected by a monster, she makes her plans. During a ceremonial dance, she slips away and retrieves her weapon and kills the monster. With super weapon in hand, the female leader plans to blast her way out... but at the last second she is confronted by a citadel inhabitant and the super weapon is lost over a cliff. Inexplicably, the citadel inhabitants sacrifice themselves “in the name of peace” to some floating space creatures by all jumping off the cliff to their death. The female leader of the warriors returns back to her own camp sullen, feeling that it was all for nothing.
Comics lot contains: Laser Eraser and Pressbutton (1985-1986) Issues #1-6. Eclipse Comics
Comics are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.
All First Printings
Publisher: Eclipse Comics
Publication Date: 1985 - 1986
Format per comic: FC, 32 pages, Comic, 10.25" x 6.5"
UPC: None Stated
Collectible Entertainment note: Comics #1,2,3,4,5,6 are in Fine to Very Fine condition. Nice Set! Please See Scans!! A must have for any serious Laser Eraser and Pressbutton collector / enthusiast. A fun & entertaining read. Recommended.
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